adj
Meaning 1
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an outspoken man
- an outspoken rebuke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outspoken
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Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
past participle of outspeak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- outspoken in their opposition to segregation
- a vocal assembly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vocal
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blunt talking and straight shooting
- a blunt New England farmer
- I gave them my candid opinion
- forthright criticism
- a forthright approach to the problem
- tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
- it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
- plainspoken and to the point
- a point-blank accusation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From outspeak, equivalent to out- + spoken.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: прям (prjam) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Bulgarian: откровен (otkroven) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Chinese Mandarin: 直言不諱的 /直言不讳的 — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Dutch: brutaal — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Dutch: direct — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Finnish: suorapuheinen — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Finnish: suorasanainen — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- French: franc — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Galician: franco — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- German: unverblümt — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- German: nicht drumherum redend — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- German: geradeaus sprechend — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- German: frank und frei redend — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Ancient Greek: παρρησιαστής (parrhēsiastḗs) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Gujarati: આખાબોલું (ākhābolũ) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Hindi: मुँहफट (mũhphaṭ) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Hungarian: szókimondó — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Italian: franco — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Italian: sincero — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Latin: plāniloquus — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Macedonian: отворен (otvoren) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Māori: whakatumatuma — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Spanish: franco — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Spanish: opinado — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Spanish: abierto — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Spanish: audaz — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Spanish: valiente — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Ukrainian: відве́ртий (vidvértyj) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Ukrainian: відкри́тий (vidkrýtyj) — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Welsh: plaen — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
- Welsh: heb flewyn ar dafod — speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal
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